Ruine Pflindsberg
| Pflindsberg Castle | |
|---|---|
| Altaussee, Styria, Austria | |
 Copper engraving by Georg Matthäus Vischer around 1681. | |
| Type | Hill castle |
| Height | 945 m |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | ~1250 |
| Built by | Philipp von Spanheim |
Ruine Pflindsberg is a castle in Styria, Austria.
Around 1250 Philipp of Spanheim, the Archbishop-elect of Salzburg, occupied the Ausseerland and the Ennstal in Styria. For the coverage of his claim to power he built the small Pflindsberg castle on a hill west of the village Altaussee.[1] In 1254 he had to withdraw, and the region returned to Styria. In the following centuries the Pflindsberg castle developed into a regional seignory with the right to hold high justice. It was administered by an official of the styrian Landesfürst.[2] The castle was abandoned in 1755 and already a ruin in 1780.[3]
Pflindsberg Castle 1750
Pflindsberg Castle around 1900
Pflindsberg Castle 2012
See also
References
- ^ Reinhard Lamer: Das Ausseer Land. Geschichte und Kultur einer Landschaft. Styria, Graz 1998, p. 31f. ISBN 3-222-12613-5
- ^ Karl Vocelka: Die Haus- und Hofnamen der Katastralgemeinden Altaussee, Grundlsee, Lupitsch, Obertressen, Reitern und Strassen im Steirischen Salzkammergut. Band 1 (= Dissertationen der Universität Wien 102). Verband der wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaften Österreichs, Wien 1974, p. 19f.
- ^ "Tourist association Altaussee". Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
47°38′N 13°45′E / 47.633°N 13.750°E
